Incheon to New York shipping route.

Ships leaving Incheon for New York head north and cover a sea distance of 10,645 nautical miles (19,714 km), via Panama Canal. The straight line between the ports is 11,071 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 31.7 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 37.0 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 24.6. Container transit time on a liner service is longer than the steaming time: ships call at other ports on the rotation, and cargo may transship at a hub. Add terminal time at Incheon and New York to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Suez Canal, 12,784 nautical miles, 2,140 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Strait of Gibraltar is congested or closed.

522 nm of the route, 5% of it, lies inside North American ECA. In an emission control area ships must burn fuel with no more than 0.1% sulphur or clean the exhaust with scrubbers. That fuel costs more, and carriers add it to the ocean freight bill as a low sulphur or ECA surcharge.

Container freight rates on Incheon to New York move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At New York (USNYC) carriers give about 4 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 64 port to port routes from Incheon in this directory, New York is the 51st shortest. Closer destinations include Savannah (10,237 nm), Charleston (10,228 nm) and Houston (10,173 nm).